Manufacture of glassware



April 9, 1935v J. E. DUNCAN, JR., E1- AL 1,996,910

MANUFACTURE OF GL`S SWARE Filed March 24,

1953 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 f//LH g y April 9,1935.

J. E. DUNCAN, JR., x-:r Ax. 1,996,910

MANUFACTURE 0F GLAS SWARE Filed March 24, 1933 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 55..... Il: f2/v v m M V APril 9, 1935 J.. E. DUNCAN, JR., Erm. 1,996,910

MANUFACTURE 0F GLASSWARE Filed March 24, 1933 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 F29 6. A y 43 44 I Cf. INVENTORY @why ,m

April 9, 1935 J. E. DUNCAN, JRQ. Er AL 1,996,910

MANUFACTURE OF GLASSWARE 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed March 24, 1953 Patented Apr. 9, 1935v UNITED STATES MANUFACTURE James E. Duncan, Jr.

oF GLAsswARE and lWilliam W. Reese,

Washington, Pa.,"assignors to The Duncan & Miller Glass Company, Washington, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application March 24, 1933, Serial No. 662,440

8 Claims.

This invention relates to-the manufacture of glassware', particularly table and ornamental glassware, and relates especially to the manufacture of that type of glassware in which a single article is comprised of parts of contrasting glass, as for instance, articles having a body of one color or kind of glass and a decoration or other part of a different kind of color of glassware.

In the manufacture of footed tumblers, for instance, it vhas heretofore been the practice to either make the body and the foot portion separate and fuse them together, or to make the body portion of the tumbler, then put the body ina mold, drop a gobof colo-red glass onto the bottom of the glass body, and mold this gob of colored glass.y lWhen the colored glass has been applied as a. band around the outside of a glass body, it has heretoforeibeen the practice to apply the band by forming a ribbon of colored glass, softening it, and applying it by hand While in the soft condition to the'body of the object to be decorated, letting it fuse onto the body. This is sometimes referred to as stringing. 1

According to the present inventioman improvement is provided in the application of glass of a contrasting character or color to the main body of the object wherein the glass to be applied to the object is forced under pressure from a holding receptacle through openings into a mold cavity, the body of the object to be decorated forming a wall of the'cavity. The glass flowing under pressure enters this cavity, lls it, and fuses to the body of the object. Decorative effects can be secured throughthis invention which are superior to those obtainable by other methods and at a cost which is relatively cheaper than the hand methods ofdecoration.

The invention may be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate various typical embodiments of our invention, and in which:

Figure l illustrates the step of applying a flanged or footed base to a previously formed glass body, the view representing a vertical section through the molding and extruding apparatus, the object to be decorated also being shown in section;

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, the plunger, however, being withdrawn from the receiving shell;

, Figure 3 is a View similar toFig. l showing an arrangement for putting a fluted type of decoration or foot ontok a` glass body;

Figure 4 is a transverse section in the plane of line IV-IV of Fig. 3;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the completed glass object;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Fig. l illustrating the application of colored beads to various .portions of a glass object such as a tumbler;

lFigure 7 is a partial sectional view similar t0 Fig. l showing the application of a bead to the lip of a tumbler or other object; v

Figure 8 is a topplan View of the apparatus shown in Fig. 7, the plunger, however, rbeing lo, omitted; I v

Figure 9 illustrates the invention as applied to the forming of handles of contrasting .colo-r or material on tumblers or other hollow objects, the view being a section similar to Fig. l; and 15l Figure l0 is a top plan View of the apparatus shown in Fig. 9, the extruding plunger being withdrawn from the glass receiver.

In carrying out our invention, the body of the glass object may be formed by pressing or blow- ,20 ing in accordance with the usual practice.v For the purpose of illustration we have shownin Fig. l the glass body as comprising a tumbler VA which has been previously` formed, but it will ,be understood that in place of the tumbler any other hollow glass object maybe-substituted.

According to your invention, the portion of the tumbler to be decorated is confined in a mold, and a receiver is provided for receiving the molten glass with which the bodyvof the object is to be decorated orv supplemented. A vplunger entering this receiver forces or extrudes the molten glass through gates into vthemold cavity where the glass comes into contact with the portion of the object to be ornamented or supplemented, fusing onto such glass, the glass filling the mold cavity. I l

In Fig. 1 the apparatus illustrated for effecting the invention comprises a table or support 2 having an opening 3 therein. Suspended below the `table is a supporting bracket 4 on which is a vertically adjustable support 5, this support having a base portion on which the glass A is set in an inverted position. Positioned over the opening 3 is a mold 'I comprised of three parts, designated 45 la, 'ib and lc. The mold parts are pivoted, as shown, so that they may be opened, there being a locking pin 3 for controlling the opening and closing of this mold. The general arrangement of mold parts is similar to that commonly provided in glass working machinery. The mold sections are provided with undercut portions `9 for cooperation with a dove-tailed rib or flange lil on the table 2, the purpose of this arrangement being to provide an interlock between the mold and the table to prevent the mold from lifting off the table during the operation of the mold.

Set into the top of the mold is a shell I I, this shell having a central portion IIa and an annular side flange IIb. The central part IIa projects down into the mold 1, and is of less diameter than the internal cavity of the mold so as to provide an annular space I2 between the mold and the central portion I Ia of the shell I I, this cavity confirming to the size and shape of the part which is to be applied to the glass orotherobject A; In the bottom of the shell II are one or more gates I3. In Figs. l and 2 we haveshown twosuch gates. The interior Yof the shell II provides a recess IIc for the reception of molten glass. In Fig. l we have shown the parts in their position at the end of a molding operation, and in this view I4 designates a pressing plunger carried on the reciprocating head of an ordinary glass press, not shown, the plunger being of a diameter such that it will enter the recess IIc. The plunger is provided with a sealing ring I5, such as is commonly provided on glass presses, this sealing ring being adapted to seat in a recess IB in the top of the shell I I and prevent the escape of glass from the space between the plunger and the inside of the shell I I. Ihis sealingring I5 is adapted to be suspended by bolts, not shown, from the reciprocating head of the press, as Will be well understood by those skilled in the art. j

In the operation of the device shown in Fig. l, the tumbler or other hollow object A is placed on the supporting base 6, and the member 5 is then rotated, Vcausing the object A to be raised vertically by reason of the cooperating threads on the members 4 and 5. When the glass is so positioned, the bottom of the glass extends up into the mold, and it serves to close the bottom of the annular cavity I2.

In carrying out the invention, the entire unit is Ypreferably heated so that when molten glass comes into contact with it the glass will not be too quickly chilled and the glass which is used is heated to a temperature higher than that at which glass is ordinarily worked, so that the glass lwill be more fluid and will remain fluid vfor a longer period of time. The gob of the highly heated glass is placed in the recess I Ic provided in the shell I I, and the plunger I4 is then lowered into the recess. The plunger forces the highly fluid glass through the gates I3 into the mold cavity I2. In this cavity the glass flows around and fills the cavity, the glass at the same time fusing to the bottom of the previously formed tumbler or other object A. There isthus formed on the base of the tumbleran annular flange or foot corresponding in dimension and shape to the dimension and shape of the cavity I2 and this flange or base is preferably of a glass of a different color or character than the glass of the article A, the invention finding its utility in the application of contrasting glass to a previously formed object.

For example,the object A may be of clear glass, While the flange which is cast or extruded onto the bottom of the object A in Athis way may be blue or red, or of any other contrasting nature. After the glass in the mold has chilled. the ring I I is tapped, only a light blow being necessary, and the sprue or small body of glass in thevgate I3 breaks at the point where it joins to the" flange which has been formed on the base of the object. The mold is then opened and the glass A with its contrasting base is removed. By heating the base to a slight extent, the rough place formed by the breaking away of the sprue can be smoothed off.

After the extruding operation has been finished a body of glass Will remain inside the shell II, and this has to be taken out and can be remelted.

According to this arrangement, the mold and shell I I together providea mold unit which forms the cavity I2, and the glass is forced or extruded under pressure into this cavity. It will be seen that in this particuular article the part that is applied to the bottom of the glass contacts only with the edge of the glass and that the bottom of the tumbler itself is not colored or covered by the colored glass which forms the base flange.

'Ihe arrangement just described illustrates the manner in which a ringor flange or other decoration can be put around the base of a previously formed object where the part of contrasting color is in the nature of a ring or flange. Frequently it is desirable to form vertically extending ribs or flutes of contrasting color on the' sides of an object, these flutes providing also feet for supporting the object.

In Figs. 3 and 4 wev have shown how our invention is adapted to the application of this type of decoration. Fig. 5 shows the object B, and b designates the vertically extending flutes of glass of contrasting color, these flutes or ribs projecting beyond the end of the object B and forming feet. For effecting this type of decoration we have shown a table or support 20 similar to the table 2 of Fig. 1. At 2I there conventionally illustrated a supporting pedestalor base for the object B, the member 2I being similar to the member 6. Carried on the table 20 and connected thereto by the dove-tailed arrangement similar to that shown and described in connection with Fig. 1 is a three-part mold 22, the three parts being designated 22a, 22h and 22C, these parts being pivotally connected together, the mold pin 23 controlling theiopening and closing of the mold. The interior of the mold is provided with a recess 24 conforming to the contour of the object B, and formed in the Walls of thesections'are recesses 25 corresponding in depth to the height of the ribs b to be formed on the glass'object.

As shown in Fig. 4, the recesses 25 are formed at the places Where the mold sections meet so as to facilitate the removal of the 'completed object from the mold. Setting on top of the mold 22 and forming a part thereof is a shell 26, the shell 26 being generally similar to the shell II described in connection'with Fig. 1, this shell having a bottom portion 26awhich projects down in between the upper part of the divided mold 22, and which engages'the end of the object B and which has an annular flange 26h, the shell providing in its upper portion a recess 26e to receive molten glass. The plunger of the press is designated 21, and 28 designates the sealing ring corresponding to the ring I5 of Fig. 1'.'

In the use of this apparatus, the previously formed object B is mounted on the support 2I so as to be held in the recess'24 in the mold. The portions of the object B to be ornamented form, as in Fig. 1, a confining Wall for the cavities or recesses 25. The shell 26 lis provided with a gate "29 leading into each recess 25. When the glass object B has been positioned in the mold, the I lhighly heated uid glass of contrasting color is dropped into the recess 26C, and the plunger 21 is operated to force or extrude the moltenglass through the gates 29 into the several recesses 25. The glass flows into these recesses, lling them,

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andiatv fthe same Vtime fusing-to 'ther-obj ect :Bffthus formingron thefob'ject B the/ribs -orfflutes bzshown1 in-aEig: 5.. When-.the glassshasichilled; the-shell." 26Sis1tappedgf causingthe.: spruesirinwthe'gatesf 292 tofbreak,I and 1 the article cani' then; i. beff removed from Athe-mold y.and the rough places whichmay result fromy the breaking off-'of the :sprues :canbesmoothed `byfheatingtthe objectitofire polish't.'I

While itf has: heretofore; been= a-v simplef matter. tov formi:l an .'objectff similar'y in shapef'to the obj ect; show-rr iinv Fig; V5%byf.:forrning the: f ribsh.' offglass of Ltli'esame-i color as :the bodyof fthea object, and: by forming fthem-in thev f same. moldffand' at thef same-)tima that theN body: is formed; it i has here` tofore been a very vexpensive and diflicultL pro` cedure to form vthe/:parts b of-f'glassfofcontrastingfcolor; i i

-Thepresent* invention' A providesal relatively simple and cheap' way 'ofi makingy the partsV b* 'ofiglass` of' differentfcoloron* a commercially Dractical-scale. f y Frequently it isv desirable to --place--t bands ofcontrasting colorA around the-exte11iori ofA` avv-h'ol-z 10W: glass f object-fon the purpose offA ornament` ing it. Fig. 6 illustrates an adaptation-of our invention to the*l application of this-typetof. ornamentation.I Inthisgure 32-designates a-'sup' porting-table Aon which is a-v twoepart mold 33,l the two vparts being hinged -byV means-of the vpin 341and being held together byl means ofahpin `35.# This'imold hasaninterloclring part which dovetails v,with- .fan lupstanding. flangeV on vthe table 32i for holding.' the. moldr in! place on the table. Within the mold isa cavity 36 adaptedto receive thev object/to be ornamented. In Fig. 6 this .object'or article is designated 31 Formed'in the walls of this cavity areannular recesses'382-ofy a width andfdepthI corresponding.. tothe sizel of` the `ornamental band or. bandswhich arer toi be: applied to ythe object;v We have' shown these. grooves or recesses 38 :as being :positioned: near the middley ofthe object 3.1 and `we :have shownI a similar recess 39 -at the baser of the: glass31: In the meetingjaces ofthe moldsections there'v arer vertical gates. 4D :which communicatev through lateral passages-,With the groovesor `*recesses 38 and. 39, thev lateral connectingl passages'origates being designated 4|. Formed inrthe top ofzthe mold 3,3.is a recess-42, and theverticalgates LilliA communicate with this recess. v l

In using the device, the kmold is heated, as previously described; the objectto be ornarnented` is positioned in Aan inverted position in the mold cavity 3'5';v and a gob Vof highly heated fluid.l glass is y'placedin therecess 42 and-`-a4v plunger -43 with its mold ring 44-is immediately entered into `the recess;r forcing the'glass dovvnthegates lland through .the lateral .gates 4 I intor the recesses v38A and 3e; The glass `ovving under pressu'refiiills the recesses 38 and 39 and at the same time vfuses to the. glassobject 31. When'thef--glassiin the mold has cooled thea mold. isfopened. Since ,the gates 40 Vand 4-I are in the planeofthe-meetingf faces of the two mold parts,the-.moldzcampe opened and thesolidiedglass takenfoutfof. thegates. 40 and 4| for remelting, the sprues-fform.- ing. in the passages 4| beingeasilybrokenbya slight. blow or jar and the places Where the sprues are broken away can be removedby` heating .to a point Where the surface tension .of the glass causes the ruptured surface to smooth over,

' according to what is known'as repolishingl' When the object'is completed it hastheappearance shown-in Fig, 6a inwhich the object31 has the ornamental bands 45E thereabout: these beardsircorrtrasti'ng.f. inicoloriL tol the maint body fofr.

theobfjectlf. y I `It':wil1..be=. understoodfthat the: number andV lcationi of:` the; bands; 45: carri be.` modified land: varied;:. the: particular-z' arrangement i shown;I be'-r ing; merelyeforsfthe@ purpose of. illustration. i: Itivvilhbeinotedithat .in the arrangement showninligz; ttherrecess for-:the molten glassisformed directly-zin theftop:v of the;mold, the) receiving;l snella being unnecessary with ,this-type of yfmold;

constructions.

. In'Fi'gs: 'lvandawenhave illustrated theadaptafv tionilof-.-'our1inventionyto.thefapplication of a beadjy there being a recessvfcfiin; the shellwforqthe ref y ceptionrof molten glass; The inside ofthe-mold 5.35 Wherezlit i contacts: with the portion of the obejecttto fb'efdecorated, isV provided .gwith an annu'-,t lar:groovee'or'recess:.51; The bottom .-Ea. of theL shell 56iis.supported-from theside portion thereofxinz-ithes mannerzof ra;.spider; there` beingi a sube stantially r annular space ,ass shown; fin. S; bef

tween;v ther central-bottom portion 56a. andfthe surrounding portion -of:V the shell 53; narrow -webs orbridgesa'x beingf provided; to connect these; parts :zof "the shell, `5&3 Thea-rrangement is. such` that; the .spider :portions Sf do. notextend down ilush'gwith :the ,-lowermost surface-10il thel part 56@ butfasxshown `in Fig. 7,- terminate-above a y,plane at-:the .Lbottomxpf :the portion 56a `so fas .to form. ya

continuous `vchannel 51a; Aformingpin, effect afverf tical continuation'l of the` recessff-'l .f

In thef use of :thisequipment,` the .mold is heated andntheihighly;heatedifluid glass is dropped intothelshell x56: and.then-.pressed by the'plungeri. 522;--` thei Iglassfbeing forced through the spaces :around the bottom part 56a intotheirecess 51 and its upstan'ding--; 'extteirsionr 1 51a... so Ias toL :form: on the lip ,ofithe fglass fra bead vwhich-projects vertically` abovegthe'.vv topfof the; object x55: I f When the shell 56-..-is.jarred", the=glass; tends totbreak in thefplanelof theydotteddineindicatedin. Fig;v 7 so as to per-- mit the decorated: object' to iper-removed vfrom :the`

mold.

Inthepreviousv embodiments of our invention wehave describedzthefformation of a base of contrastinga'color to apreviously formed object or to the .application of a decoration thereto. Our invention. .f is l applicable also I to the.; for-:nationy of, other'partsof the receptacle,l and in Figs. 9 and lOWe haveillustrated its-adaptation to the form-v i-ng..:of afhandleof a differentcoloredglass ona previously formed receptacle.

Itis to be understood that .the term ornamentation or"portionof contrasting-color, or like designations as used herein orfas used in the appended claims 7shallincludehandles, bases, beads,y orbaseportions, orzotherdevces which are either peculiarly ornamentalor which are supplemental tothe main 'body of the. object.

In Fig. 9 We have `shown aL mold 6D comprised` oftwoparts Maand b. pivotally 'connected at G4? 'andflprovided -With a-llocking pin 3?..- Within themoldsections is a cavity63 for receiving alhollowiglassobject .64s Formedtin :they meeting. .surfaces of the two moldsectionslis acavity onretot cess 65 of the shape and dimension of a handle,`

this cavity or recess opening into the main cavity 63 at two places, 66 and 61. It will be seen that when the object 64 is in place in the cavity 63 it forms a confining wall for the portions 66 and 61 of the cavity 65. meeting sections of the mold and communicating with the cavity 65 is a gate 68 that opens at the top of the mold. The top of the mold is recessed to receive a shell 69. In the use of this apparatus, the mold is, as in the other embodiments, heated to a substantial temperature, and the object 64 is placed in the mold cavity. The highly fiuid colored glass for forming the handle is dropped into the receiving shell 69 and the pressing plunger 10 is then forced into the open top of this shell, causing the glass to flow under pressure down the gate 68 and into the cavity 65. Where the glass contacts at 66 and 61 with the outside of the object 64, it fuses thereto. When the glass has solidified, the shell 69 is not loose and the mold is opened and the sprue 68 is broken off, after which the point where the sprue existed can be smoothed by heating. 25'

The various embodiments as thus described show the manner in which molten glass may be placed in a receptacle at the top of the mold structure and forced under pressure through an opening or gate into a. mold cavity, one confining wall of `which cavity is formed by the object to be ornamented or supplemented, whereby the molten glass coming into the cavity may fill the cavity and at the same time fuse onto the Wall of the glass object with which it contacts, and thus form onr such object a handle, a base portion, or an ornamental bead or rib of any suitable or preferred type, or otherwise complete the partially formed body of theobject. The advantages of the invention reside in the application of such ornamental or supplemental parts to an object by the use of pressure and without requiring that such other parts be separately formed, and then applied by hand, and in which the formation of decorated objects of this nature can be made much more cheaply and uniformly than has been possible by other methods.

It will be understood that the various specific arrangements illustrated and described are for the purpose of illustrating the nature of our invention and that the invention is not restricted to the particular construction and arrangement of parts herein specifically shown.

We claim:

1. The method of making glassware having a body portion and a supplemental annular peripheral portion which contrasts in color With the body portion, which comprises placing the previously formedbody portion of the article in a heated mold, the mold having a recess therein providing a cavity corresponding in shape to such annular peripheral supplemental part and in such manner that the portion of the body to which the supplemental part is to be applied forms a confining wall of the cavity, thereafter injecting a highly heated fluid glass into the cavity under pressure and at a plurality of points simultaneously to fill the cavity and cause the fiuid glass to fuse onto the wall of the body of the object with which it contacts and at the same time the glass is being shaped in the cavity, severing the excess glass from the peripheral supplemental portion so formed after the glass has cooled and While the article remains in the mold, and removing the object With the attached supplemental part after the glass in the cavity has chilled. i

Formed in the faces of the.

. 2. Apparatus for applying a supplemental glass portion to a previously formed glass object, comprising a mold adapted to receive that portion of the previously formed glass object to which the. supplemental part-is to be applied, said mold having a recess therein forming a cavityv ofy the shape of the supplemental portion which is to be formed, said recess being so formed that the portion of the, glass object received in the mold forms a confining wallfor the recess, a glass receiver removably seated on `the mold, said mold having a passage leading from the receiver intoy said recess, and means for exerting a pressure on the glass in the receiver for forcing it'into the recess, said glass receiver being mounted on the mold in such manner that it maybe moved as a unit relatively to the mold while the glass remains in the recess to sever the solidified glass at the point where said passage opens into said recess, whereby excess glass may be broken away from the supplemental part which has been formed before the completed article is removed from the mold, and whereby the severing action occurs while the supplemental portion is confined by thewalls 0f the mold.

3. Apparatus for applying to a previously formed glass object a supplemental portion of contrasting color, comprising a mold, said mold having a cavity therein corresponding in shape to the supplemental portion to be added to the previously formed glass object, said mold having an independently rotatable and movable glass receiver thereon into which the cavity opens for receiving the previously formed glass object, said mold having a passageway opening into the cavity and through which molten glass may be introduced into the cavity from said receiver, and means for forcing molten glass under pressure from the receiver through the passageway into the cavity, said glass receiver being mounted on the mold in such manner that it may be moved as a unit relatively to the mold while the glass remains in the recess to sever the solidified glass remaining in said passage at the point where such passageway opens into the cavity.v 4. Apparatus for applying a supplemental portlon to a previously formed glass object, com-V prising a divided mold having a main recess to receive that portionof the glass object to which the supplemental portion is to be applied, said mold having a cavityr thereincorresponding to the shape of the supplemental .portion to be formed'and Aopening into said first recess, the mold having another recess in the top thereof, a glass receiver associated with the mold and set into said last named recess, and a gate leading from the receiver to said cavity, said gate being formed in the meeting faces of the mold parts. e

5. Apparatus for applying a supplemental portion to a previously formed glass object, comprising a divided mold having a main recess to receive that portion of the glass object'to which the supplemental portion is to be applied, said mold having an annular cavity therein around the interior of said recess corresponding to the shape of the supplemental portion to be formed and opening into said first recess and transverse to the plane of division of the mold, a

glass receiver'associated with the mold, a gate* cooperation with the receiver for applying pressure to glass in the receiver.

6. Apparatus for applying an ornamental portion of contrasting color to a previously formed glass object, comprising a sectional mold having a main recess for receiving at least a portion of the body of the previously formed object and having an annular cavity therein corresponding to the shape of the ornamental portion to be applied to the object and extending entirely around said recess, said cavity opening into such main recess continuously around the interior thereof in such manner that When the previously formed object to be decorated is placed in the recess it forms a wall for the cavity, a receiving shell associated with the mold and providing a receptacle for receiving molten glass,A

and gates leading from the receiving shell into said cavity at a plurality of points.

7. Apparatus for applying an ornamental portion of contrasting color to a previously formed glass object, comprising a sectional mold having a main recess for receiving at least a portion of the body of the previously formed object and having a cavity therein corresponding to the shape of the ornamental portion to be applied to the object, said cavity opening into such main recess in such manner that when the previously formed object to be decorated is placed in the recess it forms a Wall for the cavity, a separate receiving shell set into the top of the mold and providing a receptacle for receiving molten glass, a gate in the shell leading from the receiving shell into `said cavity, said gate being of relatively small cross-sectional dimension, Where it opens into the cavity whereby severance of the glass yin the ornamental portion from the glass in the gate can be effected by movement of the shell after the glass is chilled and before the mold is opened, and means for exerting pressure on uid glass placed in the shell.

8. Apparatus for applying an ornamental portion or" contrasting color to a previously formed glass object, comprising a sectional mold having a main recess for receiving at least a portion of the body of the previously formed object and having a cavity therein corresponding to the shape of the ornamental portion to be applied to the object, said cavity opening into such main recess in such manner that when the previously formed object to be decorated is placed in the recess it forms a Wall for the cavity, a separate receiving shell associated With the mold and providing a receptacle for receiving molten glass, a gate leading from the receiving shell into said cavity, said gate being of relatively small crosssectional dimension, and means for exerting pressure on fluid glass placed in the shell, said shell also forming a part of the cavity in cooperation With the said sectional mold.

JAMES E. DUNCAN, JR. WILLIAM W. REESE. 

